An 18-year-old male, Ngun Tha Peng, was fatally shot on the south side of Indianapolis on the afternoon of Monday, April 25, 2022. The shooting happened just before 3:30 p.m. in the 800 block of Abington Drive, within the Carrington Square apartment complex near Stop 11 Road and Madison Avenue. Officers found Peng inside a vehicle with gunshot wounds; medical first responders pronounced him dead at the scene.

The investigation led to the arrest of a suspect, identified as Thaawng Cem. The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office charged Cem with murder in connection with Peng’s death. Motive and the nature of any relationship between Peng and Cem have not been widely publicized as the case proceeds through the legal system.

If anyone saw activity in the area of Abington Drive on April 25, 2022, or has information about Peng or the events that afternoon, contact investigators.